Chapter 152: Life in the dead end

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The evacuation of the people in Jiyang City and the takeover of the Jiyang City Army with Xiao Jue took place almost simultaneously.
The order the king gave herself, the people will not hesitate to obey. Even if there is more confusion and doubts, hearing of the turmoil in the city will leave for the time being to save the family's life. Those who do not leave are the elderly, the sick, and the sick who can’t walk far. They are unable to move for various reasons, and they do not want to be displaced on the road, preferring to die in their hometown.
The most difficult thing is probably some family clan in Jiyang City, who are displeased with Mu Hongjin for many years and secretly dissatisfied. It's just that Mu Hongjin has always been resolute in her work. Although she is a woman, she has sternly suppressed all opposition. However, the crisis in Jiyang City was on the verge, and Mu Hongjin had some avatars in the end. These family clans were ready to move, planning to take advantage of this opportunity.
Mu Hongjin could not leave Jiyang City. Once she left, not only gave those who secretly opposed her, but also meant she gave up the city and the people in the city. As the queen girl of Jiyang City, she has enjoyed the love and respect of the people. At this time, she should take responsibility.
A disguised and unassuming carriage drove away secretly from the door of the palace.
Mu Hongjin, dressed as a maid, stood at the door of the palace. Most of his body was hidden behind the pillar, looking in the direction of Mu Xiaolou's departure.
Mu Xiaolou didn't know the crisis in Jiyang City. He naively thought that he left this time just to replace his grandmother to attend the birthday of the prince. He was very happy when he left and said that he would give a gift to Mu Hongjin. When I came back, I was afraid that it was summer, and Mu Hongjin would accompany her to make sweet ice cream.
Until he could no longer see the back of the carriage, Mu Hongjin withdrew his gaze, and was about to step back into the mansion. At a glance, he seemed to see a white man standing opposite and couldn't help but stop to look over.
It was a man in white, who could not see his face clearly. He was hiding in the yard opposite the street. The sun shone from the roof and cast a large shadow. He stood in the shadow. There was a long sword in his waist and a piano on his back.
The wide street, the turbulent flow of people, among the crowds coming and going, he raised his head slightly, as if looking at her across the crowd, as if not watching.
A horse-drawn carriage slowly drove past.
When Mu Hongjin raised his eyes again, only the dazzling eyes of the people, and there was no shadow on the other side of the street, as if it was just her illusion.
She stood quietly for a moment and walked away.
...
At night, the oil lamp in Cui's study was still bright. There were big lanterns in all four corners, and the house was shining brightly. Cui Yuezhi's study is more a arsenal than a study. Cold and clear, Fang Fangzheng is just right, except for the few scrolls piled up on the table and the black wooden shelf with books, there is really no place for elegance.
But he was not a book-lover.
A map was hung on the wall. The map was very large, accounting for half of the wall. There is a river in the middle, and the water vortexes and reef piles near the river are clearly painted.
There were more than a dozen people sitting in the room, all of them were soldiers like Cui Yue. These are Cui Yuezhi's colleagues and men. If the Uto people enter the city, these people must serve as the deputy head of the Jiyang City Army and cooperate with Xiao Jue.
He Yan and Xiao Jue sat on one side, while Feinu and Chiwu stood behind with their arms folded. Cui Yuezhi held a charcoal pen and drew a circle in a prominent place on the map.
"Only this place is the best place for the canal," Cui Yuezhi lit the place he painted. "If you go ashore from here, the two armies will meet here. The place is flat and suitable for the formation of the Jiyang City Army, but... …" He glanced at Xiao Jue, a little guilty, "our manpower is not enough."
There will not be too many soldiers and horses in Jiyang City, and Emperor Wenxuan will not allow this to happen. In order to protect themselves, so many princes and generals were disbanded, as was Mu Hongjin. The Jiyang City Army, which had fewer than 20,000 soldiers, was already very kind to Emperor Wenxuan.
For the 20,000 soldiers and horses, the rebellion is not enough, and there is no big wave, but the same is true for the Uto people who used to resist perhaps tens of thousands of soldiers. Cui Yuezhi also understands this. A clever woman can't cook without rice. Even if you have General Feng Yun, a hero, but you don't even have a soldier. What can he use to fight people and use that face?
"It's not that there are not enough people," Xiao Jue's eyes fell on the map, and he said softly: "It's not enough ships."
"Ship?" Cui Yuezhi's men looked at him, puzzled.
Don’t blame them. Jiyang City has been peaceful for so many years. Except for the older ones like Cui Yuezhi, I’m afraid they are a little younger, and they haven’t even been on the real battlefield.
Xiao Jue gently tapped the teacup in front of him, and said, "For you."
He Yan: "Me?"
Cui Yuezhi looked at He Yan with the rest of his men.
He Yan has now returned to the dress of women's clothing, and today's defeat of Mu Yi in Yanwuchang is also heard by people present. But what a superior female subordinate can do is to protect the safety of the master and kill a few more people on the battlefield.
Arranging troops and analysing battle reports are not things that ordinary people can do. Moreover, men are probably inherently superior to women in military affairs, and Xiao Jue's move brings a bit of constriction. Thinking that the rumors are not true, people all say that General Feng Yun is cold and ruthless, not close to female sex. It used to be fake, but now it is so foolish, that this female subordinate who has "a close relationship with him" is fooling around. .
For a while, everyone looked at Xiao Jue's eyes, as if to look at the deceased country faint monarch who was bewitched by the fox princess.
In recent years, He Yan has already seen many times for men to despise the eyes of women. I wanted to teach these people to keep their heads in check. After thinking about it, there was no excuse. I stood up and walked to the map with a smile.
Cui Yuezhi retreated to his position, and the rest looked at He Yan, a look at the play "waiting to see her talking nonsense".
He Yan did not look at the map, only facing the crowd, saying: "These are not important."
Everyone didn't understand.
"The battle on the water has nothing else to do. Big ships win small boats, big ships win small ships, many ships win widows, and many ships win widows."
"Your boat is small, the widowed and the widowed. The way to see, where to go ashore, and how the formations are arranged is not the most important thing. In addition to the royal ban, the big Wei banned fire, and only talked about the ship, as long as the Uto people With enough ships, they can win."
"If you want to fight less, win more battles, you can't do without a boat."
"On the water, they have a lot of boats, and on the shore, they have a lot of people. This map is not used that way at all."
Although the people present have not fought in these years, they are not fools. He Yan knows whether he is or not. She pointed out the key to the problem at once, and for a time, everyone accepted a lot of contempt.
"Girl He," Cui Yuezhi said: "But you also know that these years, Your Majesty forbids the private support of the army, not to mention the warship. The boat on the canal is used to transport goods, or it is to take people to travel, Jiyang City I don’t dare to build my own sailor at all, let alone use firecrackers."
He Yan sighed in her heart, she naturally knew this. After all, there had been chaos in the previous dynasty. Since the first emperor succeeded, he paid special attention to reducing the power of the prince. The few big lords nowadays are actually like the nobles in Shuojing City who have no real power.
"Dare to ask Xiao Dudu," one of Cui Yuezhi's men looked at Xiao Jue, and asked carefully, "Conservatively estimated, the soldiers of the Uto people are probably geometric."
Xiao Jue: "One hundred thousand, only a lot more."
Everyone took a breath.
These differences in strength are reluctant to teach people to give birth to hope.
"The people in the city have now been evacuated by His Royal Highness and left behind the gate." A deputy said with a dry voice, "Let's... try our best to delay some time."
The meaning of the words, everyone is ready to sacrifice. The evacuated people in the city, as well as His Royal Highness, are all preserved fires. All they can do is to buy more time for the people. The city is captured, just sooner or later.
Xiao Jue's eyes lightly swept across the crowd, sitting upright slightly, just about to speak, and suddenly, the woman's crisp voice rang.
"The morale is so low, but it's not a good thing. To know that there are also famous generals here. Do you know what a famous general is?"
Everyone was stunned.
"Wars that should not be lost will not be lost. Wars that cannot be won have a chance to win. This is called a famous general." He Yan raised his eyebrows. "It looks like there must be a loss. The famous generals can find the breakthroughs and turn into defeats. Here There is a famous general who can turn around the world with one person's strength. How can you tell others how to manage yourself?"
She thought to herself that there are more than one famous general here, a pair. The two famous generals of Da Wei are all here. If you can lose, don't be a human being if you speak out.
Everyone didn't know her details, only looked at Xiao Jue, and thought, Xiao Jue's men really spared no effort to tout him. Even such a rotten chess game can firmly believe that Xiao Jue can turn into a victory. he?
Cui Yuezhi was silent for a moment, and asked Xiao Jue: "So Xiao Dudu, how should we turn from defeat to victory?"
The world does not know that Xiao Jue's battle in the water attack was a victory over less. After all, to the outsiders, Xiao Jue took the victory of 100,000 Nanfu soldiers. But at that time, it was to irrigate the city, not to defend the city. Moreover, Jiyang and Guocheng have different environments. Jiyang is a water city. Although it is a water attack, it is actually very different.
Xiao Jue leaned against the back of the chair, his left hand had a slight bulge, touched the tea lid, and looked at He Yan. There were countless deep emotions in his beautiful eyes, saying: "You say."
He Yan frowned slightly.
He said: "You have dealt with Uto people, and you know Uto people better than others."
The Uto's methods are crude and direct, which is related to their own style of conduct. Hidden in the dark for so many years, from time to time probe harassment, both arrogant and inferior. After planning for a long time, I chose Jiyang City as the military merit of the first battle, which will inevitably make this battle vigorous and powerful.
He Yan said: "Stop fire with water, water and fire are not tolerated, it is better to attack with fire."
No one spoke for a while in the study.
"Trouble girl He, make it clearer." Cui Yue said.
His attitude towards He Yan was more respectful, and he felt that the girl was very different from other women, and was also very different from Xiao Jue's other subordinates. For example, Feinu and Chiwu are also subordinates of Xiao Jue, but they only obey Xiao Jue's orders to do things, and Xiao Jue will not let them express their opinions like this. Although He Yan always seems to be very respectful to Xiao Jue, he can look carefully, not like the relationship between superiors and subordinates. Cui Yue's heart is big, but he can't see whether it is love or not, but he can feel that He Yan sees himself and Xiao Jue as the same position.
If she is a man, it is more like Xiao Jue than a brother and a friend rather than a servant.
"The boat used by the Uto people may be very big. At least it is not like the small ships that carry goods or carry people in the Jiyang City Army. Utopia is far on land, there is no sea around it, and it is not as good as Jiyang City. The people in Lijiang are water-tight. I think, most likely, they will take a big boat to the edge of Jiyang City. The place pointed out by Fang Cai Cui Zhongqi goes ashore," she pointed to the place marked by Cui Yuezhi, "If...if They are very close to each other and can be attacked with fire. Once the fire spreads, Jiyang’s boat can quickly leave, but the Uto people’s big boat can’t. We can take the opportunity to destroy the Uto people’s main force.

Attacking with fire on the water, this method has not been tried in the past, for a while everyone did not speak, but He Yan's words made everyone suddenly open, his heart faintly excited, secretly wondering where this plan is feasible.
"Uto's soldiers are more than capable of overcoming us. They also know that Jiyang has been peaceful for many years. They are not Uto's opponents. They are certainly proud and short-sighted. This is their shortcoming and our strength."
When she spoke, her voice was soft and firm, clear and organized. Word by word, as if it could give people endless confidence, just before everyone who thought that this battle would be defeated, just listening to her a few words, they also felt that maybe they could create a battle with less victory in history books, Worship the world.
It's just... Cui Yuezhi looked at He Yan in doubt. In such a short time, he came up with a way to cope with it. Although it was not flawless, it was unique and pointed out the key to victory or defeat. Ordinary women can really do this. ? Mo said it was a woman, even though it was a man, the chief soldier in the army for many years may not be able to respond so quickly. After all, as a general, you need more than experience, but also a little talent and unique vision. But how old is He Yan? I heard that only seventeen and seventeen-year-old girls are already so powerful?
Xiao Jue's men are so powerful. Isn't it the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the Nine Banner Camp? Cui Yue's heart gave a faint chill.
"I just put forward this idea," He Yan said: "I can't grasp whether it can be implemented, and how to implement it." He Yan knew that he said more, and consciously handed the words to Xiao Jue, "This plan is not Feasible, depends on the Governor’s decision."
She could have said nothing about it, but it was the responsibility of every general to take every battle seriously. What's more, Jiyang City is very good, and the people are very enthusiastic and simple. She is unwilling to let this beautiful place like a paradise ruin in the hands of the Uto people. You know, the Uto people occupying Jiyang will only go north all the way, and it is the entire Wei people who suffer.
She will fight to the end.
Everyone looked at Xiao Jue, Xiao Jue's eyes flicked across He Yan, stood up, and walked to He Yan's side.
He Yan bowed his head, avoiding his thoughtful gaze, and returned to his place.
He picked up the charcoal pen that Cui Yuezhi had put aside, and circled in front of the mark that Cui Yuezhi had just made. He made a new mark.
The new sign has a narrow exit in front of the old one, that is, the front of the beach in Jiyang City. This is where the canal meets the river in the city of Jiyang, like a gourd mouth, pointed and thin. Only after passing this gourd mouth can we reach the real canal.
"Fire attack is feasible, you can set a volt here. This road is narrow, the big ship can not enter, the small boat can pass through it."
Cui Yuezhi's eyes lit up, and Xiao Jue's eyes were very poisonous. This place is suitable for ambushing troops.
"As for the fire attack," Xiao Jue said: "It depends on the wind direction and the terrain."
"There is a person in the city who is responsible for seeing the wind direction of the sky!" said a soldier from Jiyang: "It is easy to arrange the planting of farmland paddy fields on weekdays."
Another person hesitated and asked, "What if the wind goes the other day?"
"Then it can't be attacked by fire." Xiao Jue said: "After all, war is about harmony between the world and the people."
He Yan heart said, this is true, indispensable. Of course, Xiao Jue didn't finish the conversation. If the wind direction was reversed at that time, there was naturally another way.
However, this kind of war is a matter of luck. If God doesn't let you win, there are many examples of success and failure in the history books. And what they have to do is to minimize these uncertain possibilities.
This discussion about the water attack has been discussed until the talents dispersed in the middle of the night. From the beginning of everyone's listlessness, pessimism and disappointment to the later spirit and vigour, it was only because of a "ridiculous" idea proposed by He Yan.
Lin Shuanghe saw that this pedestrian had a very different look from the beginning, and asked them in surprise: "What's going on? What did you do in it, how are they so happy?"
He Yan yawned, "Of course, Xiao Zhi reasoned and moved."
"That's not enough," Lin Shuanghe murmured. "I don't know that you drank a flower wine in it."
He Yan: "..."
She said: "It's not too early, I'll go to rest first. I will talk about something tomorrow."
Lin Shuanghe nodded: "Okay."
He Yan returned to the house, and at the Yanwuchang in the day, he corrected the troops of the Jiyang City Army. At night, he discussed the map again, and felt very sleepy. After she freshened up, when she came out, she saw that Xiao Jue was still sitting at the table in the back room, and was writing what she was writing.
He Yan looked at it in the past, and he didn't know where he got a rubbing of the map that Cui Yuezhi had hung on the wall of the study, but it was only a small one. Put the topography of the Utopian soldiers' defense map that Chu Zhao gave to Mu Hongjin in one place, and compare what it was.
What he wrote was proposed by He Yan Fangcai, and he should pay attention to all aspects of fire attack. For example, how much should the gourd mouth be set, and the wind direction, city gates and guards in the city are arranged on that day. Because there are too few troops in Jiyang City, even if you are arranging a soldier, you must be extremely cautious.
It's like a little daughter-in-law at home.
He Yan said: "Du Du, still not sleeping?"
"Sleep." Xiao Jue didn't look up.
He Yan sighed in his heart. The first thought in his youth was that his talents were different, and he could take the lead in sleeping in the classroom. But it takes many years to maintain the number one. It really does not require talent alone. I think she was also in the Fuyue Army. She had seen the moon when she was ugly at midnight.
Thinking about this, I said, "Dudu, let me help you."
As he was saying, the sound of people knocking on the door was heard from outside. Liu Bu didn't forget: "Ahe, can you rest?"
It's so late, Liu don't forget to come to her? He Yan and Xiao Jue looked at each other and said, "No, Master, wait a moment."
She put on an outer dress and opened the door. Liu Bu forget to stand outside the door. He had just returned from outside the house. The clothes brought cold dew at night. He Yan looked outside and said, "Come and talk. "
Liu Buwang forgot to enter the door, saw Xiao Jue, nodded slightly to Xiao Jue, it was a courtesy. His gaze fell on the scroll in front of Xiao Jue, a slight pause, and then said: "Jiyang battle, the governor can have a response?"
"A little bit," He Yan said.
"Geometry of odds?"
He Yan: "At most 50%."
The best is only half and half.
Liu Bu forgot to be silent for a moment and said, "The Uto people may soon start."
Xiao Jue looked at him: "What did Master Liu find?"
"The Uto people I traced have now gone in one direction, some went outside the city, and some disappeared. They noticed my whereabouts, and the evacuation of the people by Her Majesty the Queen, could not hide the wind." Liu Bu Forgot to say: "The Uto people's ship has not arrived yet, now it is time to fight for time."
"In the shortest time, the people in Jiyang evacuated as far as possible, but there are civilians in the city who can't leave." Liu Buwang's voice sank.
He did not want civilians to become lambs killed by Uto people.
"Master," He Yan said: "You don't know how to support the divination, but did you ever count as a loser or a win in this battle?"
"No solution."
He Yan: "No solution?"
In fact, as early as many years ago, Liu Buwang forgot the chances of Jiyang City on the mountain for decades to come in his youth. The hexagram shows that decades later, there was a big disaster in the city. This is also the case with Dawei. The dynasty is gradually exhausted. He wants to see it again. The cloud machine Taoist who was accidentally seen smashed the tortoise shell and scolded: "The heaven is impermanent, can you see the heavenly machine?"
It's gone.
Later, many things happened, and he knew that the world was impermanent, and the manpower was too small compared to heaven. Liu Buwu hasn’t forgotten about it for many years, but since seeing He Yan this time, knowing that there is a war in Jiyang City, when Uto people are not good, he can’t stay out of the matter, so he secretly divested.
The hexagram like thing never sees its cause and course, only the ending. He still remembers the results of the hexagrams many years ago, but after decades, the hexagram images are completely different.
This was a dead end and his vitality was absolutely dead. He still saw a picture that was as good as that of that year, but in the picture, there was a pair of blurred shadows. The golden light of the shadow seemed to have infinite merit, panic like the sky, like two bright golden lights, illuminating the dead and heavy hexagram image.
A dead end, because of this vague shadow, became "unknown."
He couldn't see the ending.
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The fire attack refers to the battle of Chibi and the battle of Poyang Lake. "The big ship wins the small boat" comes from Qi Jiguang.
I don't know how to write wars. I don't write blindly. If you have too many bugs, don't worry about it.